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"In 1893, farmer Wesley Parsons laughed to death over a joke told in Laurel, Indiana. He laughed for nearly an hour. He then died two hours after the incident" Well, this is almost verbatum repeated several times on various sites, but nothing more. Can we get closer to the deadly joke?

720 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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[NSFW] Why did every communist society ban porn? NSFW

720 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did Romans have a "Hell"?

720 upvotes • MaximumDisastrous106

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Polls of the U.S. public from after the My Lai massacre was revealed showed overwhelming opposition to punishing the soldiers. Why?

720 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

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In 19th Century Britain, how friendly would the butler have been with his master's children? Also, would the master have attended his butler's funeral?

719 upvotes • Balusters

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What did concentration camp guards or Nazi's in general think of guards who had relationships with female Jewish prisoners?

719 upvotes • sapperdeboere

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How prevalent was suicide on the front lines of World War 1?

719 upvotes • Cleverpenguins

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Is American/European history being rewritten to justify "white guilt?" What basis if any in historical fact do these claims (listed in post) have?

719 upvotes • Oh_umms_cocktails

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How come most Spanish colonies retained speaking Spanish, but the Philippines did not?

719 upvotes • longtimenoisy

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What actually happened at Tiananmen Square?

719 upvotes • Jaryjarycontrary

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
"In 1893, farmer Wesley Parsons laughed to death over a joke told in Laurel, Indiana. He laughed for nearly an hour. He then died two hours after the incident" Well, this is almost verbatum repeated several times on various sites, but nothing more. Can we get closer to the deadly joke?	720	LukeInTheSkyWith
[NSFW] Why did every communist society ban porn? NSFW	720	[deleted]
Did Romans have a "Hell"?	720	MaximumDisastrous106
Polls of the U.S. public from after the My Lai massacre was revealed showed overwhelming opposition to punishing the soldiers. Why?	720	ArmandoAlvarezWF
In 19th Century Britain, how friendly would the butler have been with his master's children? Also, would the master have attended his butler's funeral?	719	Balusters
What did concentration camp guards or Nazi's in general think of guards who had relationships with female Jewish prisoners?	719	sapperdeboere
How prevalent was suicide on the front lines of World War 1?	719	Cleverpenguins
Is American/European history being rewritten to justify "white guilt?" What basis if any in historical fact do these claims (listed in post) have?	719	Oh_umms_cocktails
How come most Spanish colonies retained speaking Spanish, but the Philippines did not?	719	longtimenoisy
What actually happened at Tiananmen Square?	719	Jaryjarycontrary